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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1898
Page
3
Newspaper notices praise Paine's Celery Compound as the best medicine in the world for a patient severely ill with nervous spells and poor appetite after two doctors offered no help. A separate ad extols Diamond Dyes for deep, lasting color and warns against imitation products.
An 19th century clipping extols Chinese thrift and ingenuity. It notes using scraps for glass substitutes, rice handling with chopsticks, strict frugality, and social norms around gifts. It quotes miscellany from St Louis, Pittsburgh, and Chicago papers on travelers and Chinese manners with dated humor.
Testimonial from John Doherty of St John New Brunswick praises Luxa Liver Pills for relieving constipation and stomach upset without griping or pain. He urges others to try them, noting improved general health after meals. The letter from Milburn Co Toronto accompanies the claim.
In a Columbia Fishing club outing from west New York, Schreiner claims the largest catch over Robert Mill after weighing shows Schreiner's fish heavier by a quarter ounce. The fish allegedly contained a pound of bullets shot into it by Schreiner during practice.
An expedition led by Sir Robert Ballard ends in tragedy on the Montvert ice field as a guide, Max, and a party battle fog and crevasses. Harry Ballard, tutor to Everard Ffolkes, and Muriel Rennie confront a jealous claim and a family fortune while a body is found amid the ice and the tale of inheritance unfolds.
The excerpt critiques Spain for past hesitations in arming and selling assets, noting regret over not training gunners and a failed chance to fetch 200 million for the Philippines. It contrasts Spain’s current symbol as a hyena with tossed opportunities and spoiled goods.
A. J. Mustard of Hyder Manitoba reports thirty two boil relief after trying Burdock Blood Bitters. He claims one bottle cured fifty two boils and praises the product, urging others with boils pimples ulcers and skin diseases to use it for a complete cure.
Fragmented item recalls a death row moment in which a condemned man accepts a cigar from a bystander just before the black cap is placed and a sheriff calls for obliteration, with a man in the crowd shouting to light the scene.
An advertisement touts an Alexandra Cream Separator promising 121 lb more butter per week per cow, with a quick return on cost. It cites yearly savings, labor reduction, and higher butter value, urging inquiries for orders and details.
Sun Insurance Office Eastern Assurance Co Quakes Fire Insurance Company London and Lancashire Life Ins Co British and Foreign Marine Ins Co Lloyds Glass Insurance Company KR ALLAN General Agent Winnlone is listed as the local general agent in a regional insurance directory.
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